UX Designer

Cengage Group • Virtual US IL, IL

3d • $67,000 - $87,100

About The Position

Help shape product experiences that make learning easier, clearer, and more effective. We’re looking for a UX Designer to lead end-to-end design work within a product area, from early discovery through delivery. This role partners closely with product, engineering, research, content, and data to frame problems, explore solutions, test ideas, and deliver high-quality experiences for learners and instructors. AI is part of the work, but not a replacement for design judgment. The right person will use AI tools and other emerging technologies to explore faster, compare more options, and improve the quality of design decisions. Ready to turn complex problems into clear, useful experiences? We’d like to meet you!

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience in product design, UX design, or a closely related role
• Strong proficiency with Figma and modern product design workflows
• Experience working with cross-functional product teams
• Strong interaction design, visual design, and prototyping skills
• Ability to connect design decisions to user needs, product goals, and business outcomes
• Experience using research, data, feedback, or experimentation to improve design direction
• Comfort experimenting with AI tools and emerging technologies to improve speed, exploration, and quality
• Working knowledge of accessibility best practices, including WCAG 2.2
• Portfolio that shows how design work moves from problem to outcome. Strong case studies often include: End-to-end feature, product, or experience design work, Problem framing, context, users, and constraints, Discovery work, research, assumptions, validation, or learning loops, Design tradeoffs, rationale, and iteration, Use of Figma to communicate flows, states, interaction details, and system-level thinking, Accessibility and inclusive design considerations.

Nice To Haves

• Examples that show AI-supported exploration, influence on product direction, or a measurable connection between design work and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Leads design for feature areas from concept through delivery.
• Frames problems, shapes hypotheses, participates in discovery, synthesizes research and data, and translates insights into clear design direction.
• Creates flows, prototypes, interaction patterns, and visual designs in Figma.
• Communicates rationale, explains tradeoffs, aligns with cross-functional partners, and iterates based on feedback, testing, data, and experimentation.
• Contributes to accessibility and design system quality by considering flows, states, patterns, reusable components, and WCAG 2.2 guidance.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on meaningful education products
• Partner with experienced cross-functional teams
• Shape experiences used by learners and instructors
• Team values strong craft, clear thinking, responsible use of emerging technology, and practical growth through feedback, experimentation, and collaboration.
• Discretionary incentive bonus program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed